AnthonyFocxsFogMachine wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:44 am Wow. Sly Stone and Brian Wilson dead in the same week. Two reclusive, troubled geniuses (though Brian had a bit of a comeback).

If these things happen in threes, Cat Stevens and Kate Bush might not want to leave the house this week.

Neither one probably does anyway.

dmbrocker wrote: ↑Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:52 am Yep. Wendy and Carnie are in mourning right now, I'm sure...RIP

Brian Wilson dies and the first thing dmbrocker thinks of is Wilson Phillips. Kinda love it. Totally on brand.

Prefab Sprout is my favourite band, but I was staring to lose interest in the early 00's, when the singer fired the rest of the band and made the last two records pretty much on his own. My first exposure to Prefab Sprout was "hot dog, jumping frog" when that was a hit. Then years later, ...

TravisBicklesMohawk wrote: ↑Tue Jun 10, 2025 8:14 am Was a huge Duran Duran fan. Could not wait for their newest release which at the time was Seven and the Ragged Tiger. And it was awful, just awful.

What? So "Rio" was your jam, but "Union of the Snake" was a bridge too far?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/GunsnRosesAppetiteforDestructionalbumcover.jpg Greatest hits. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/GNR_GNRLies_Original.jpg Demos. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/GnR--UseYourIllusion1.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia...

I've had this suggested on my YouTube feed lately. They have some interesting guests and topics, but this is how it seems to go: One of the hosts asks a question that's more of a statement to repeat some nugget of fan lore that's been told a million times over the years. The guest responds with a b...

Album sold a shitload but apparently the Sludge crowd didn't buy it. Lol, fucking ridiculous. Because the people that bought it weren't generally rock fans. Appetite was bought mostly by people who already liked rock / metal, or it got them into the scene. Slippery / New Jersey crossed more into th...

When did we agree to pack our bags and move into this fantasy world in which Hysteria did nothing for Def Leppard's "legacy," was "erased from existence" and forgotten about except for "Sugar"?

People forget this, but Chevy was the reason a green Conan O'Brien succeeded. Their two shows debuted weeks apart and Conan looked a million times better by comparison. How so? They weren't in competition with each other (different time slots) I'm sure you'll recall... this was back when we didn't ...

I know it's popular to shit on Fallon, but the guy is talented. He was at his best in the late-night slot. He doesn't seem to have the right producers now. His Neil Young impression is fantastic. Carson Daly somehow blanded his way to the top. Just nothing to offer. Magic Johnson was spectacularly ...

Since cookies know everything I do, this concert was recommended on my YouTube feed after reading this thread. It's Ratt playing Bally's in Las Vegas in 1991, just days after the Ratt n' Roll compilation was released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK-Ao9b9-2w&t=193s Not sure if this was consi...

Dont Look Back in Anger is one of the most offensively bad songs I've ever heard. You should be executed by firing squad for writing this shit: [Verse 1] Slip inside the eye of your mind Don't you know you might find A better place to play? You said that you'd never been But all the things that you...

Accurate assessment. Concur. Yeah I agree with that assessment as well. But that is much more preferable to Oasis who I absolutely despise. WTF does that even mean? Stand for something? Funny. I always thought Oasis was a band who had nothing to say. Most of their lyrics are just words that "s...

There's a little more to it than that. One of the comments under the video sums it up pretty well... The two main differences are with the electric guitars and the lead vocal. For the electric guitar: so, there are two tracks. On Steve's mix, he has them together in the mix, more in the center. On ...

Kind of apples to oranges with the music styles here... Agreed. Feels weird to compare the two. It's not we're talking about Roxy Blue and XYZ. I saw Hall and Oates about a decade ago and Tears for Fears was opening, so clearly Hall and Oates had way more hits. I remember thinking this was a perfec...

https://youtu.be/ZhmBKkzqLcU?si=1bwi1QQPlFFN4hSt No denying this guy is pretty talented. He can play his Dad's solos and his Uncle's drum parts. """"""""""""""""He can play his Dad's solos and his Uncle's drum parts.&qu...

It's interesting. Even before grunge hit, the writing was on the wall. This era of Ratt is a good example. Heartbreak Station is another. Since cookies know everything I do, this concert was recommended on my YouTube feed after reading this thread. It's Ratt playing Bally's in Las Vegas in 1991, ju...

Most of us know the story. Steve Albini produced In Utero, but the record company had another producer, Scott Litt, clean up the two singles ("Heart-Shaped Box" and "All Apologies") to sound more radio-friendly. Here's the original Albini mix of Heart-Shaped Box: https://www.you...

The "life" will get sucked out of society long before the robot uprising. The latest AI-generated videos look ridiculously lifelike. Soon, entire movies and TV shows will be created via "prompt" - no actors, cameras or sets required. Future generations will search online for the...

cowpins wrote: ↑Sat May 24, 2025 11:36 am GN'R opened for the Rolling Fucking Stones, so GN'R.

Bon Jovi opened for Ratt, so Bon Jovi.

I kinda wonder about Soul Asylum. Did they do something to fuck things up? Had a huge album, massive hype for the follow-up, then it suddenly ended after the "Misery" single. The next album got ZERO MTV play. Could only see their videos on The Box (a phone-in video channel) at that point.

Bon Jovi for a longer time, but GNR - hotter at their peak. That's a simplified, but accurate way to look at it. Slippery was magic. Appetite was magic too, but way more intense. Bon Jovi managed success better and was more consistent over the long haul. Jon getting a Jennifer Aniston haircut durin...